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The Lost Boys of Sudan is the name given to thousands of boys displaced and orphaned during the Sudanese civil war that ended in 2005. When his plane landed in Uganda Dec. 17, he learned fighting had erupted in South Sudan and there was no way he could get to his village, which is called Twic. " It was bad news after bad news," said Garang, who that day also learned his cousin died in the crossfire. Thousands of former refugees who thought they were back home for good in South Sudan were forced from their homes again, he said Garang stayed with family in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, and was able to visit with his sister and brother and their families in a refugee camp in northern Uganda. " It's overwhelming. It's overcrowded." Garang said the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR) had little to offer the two- time refugees: " ' This is your plot with a UNHCR plastic sheet,' The school, the latrine are not there. Water is brought in by trucks," he said. " All the children are crying. You talk to the elderly women and they start crying." It was a struggle to maintain his composure, said the 42- year- old father of four. " You hold on. You don't want to cry in front of the children but you're crying inside. You have to remain a voice of hope for them." In a place where there's no social safety net, northern Ugandans share what little they have with the refugees from South Sudan, said Garang. " I was so amazed by the hospitality of these people. They share everything they have but it's going to reach a limit." Garang hopes the refugees can go home before they wear out their welcome. In the camp, people from many different tribes and ethnicities have had it with upheaval and want to return to South Sudan and live in peace, said Garang. It's not civilians but politicians vying for power who are at the root of fighting in South Sudan, he said. But the South Sudanese people, as refugees, have no voice to advocate for their right to return to their new country and live in peace, he said. " What's coming from their mouths is ' God help us, God help us,' " said Garang. They have little faith in the Jan. 23 announcement of an agreement on a cessation of hostilities between the warring parties. Garang said he wants countries like Canada that helped South Sudan achieve its independence to get involved and push for a lasting peace. The Anglican Church of Canada wrote to Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Jan. 24 calling for " urgent and intensified leadership from the Government of Canada and the international community" to press for a lasting peace. Soon after returning to Winnipeg, Garang took part in a Red Cross fundraiser for South Sudan refugees. He recently completed a master's degree in development practice and sustainability and is looking for work and ways to help the displaced people he left behind. The former Lost Boy hasn't lost all hope. He just needs to recover from another traumatic journey. " I'm not grounded yet. I can't sleep. I'm torn apart and trying to put myself back together." carol. sanders@ freepress. mb. ca TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Trying conditions Daniel Dickson ( right) of the Winnipeg Wanderers passes the ball during a game against the Winnipeg Saracens at the Winnipeg Wasps Snow 7' s Annual Rugby Tournament on Saturday. Fighting thwarts Winnipeg man's visit to homeland Former ' Lost Boy' overwhelmed after seeing family in Ugandan refugee camp By Carol Sanders HANDOUT Winnipeg Lost Boy Reuben Garang ( standing) with brother, Joseph ( far right, seated in brown suit), and his family in a refugee camp in northern Uganda. A_ 08_ Feb- 18- 14_ FP_ 01. indd A8 2/ 17/ 14 9: 40: 36 PM ;